A judge in Chillicothe on Tuesday handed down a 15-year prison sentence for a man convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine.

Sheriff Steve Cox says David Charles Newsom, 45, of Chillicothe was arrested by his deputies last December at the conclusion of a meth lab investigation in and around Avalon, Missouri.

Cox says search warrants in Chillicothe and a rural area near Dawn, Missouri led to more arrests in the case.

 

Newsom pleaded guilty in April to two counts.  Livingston County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Chapman imposed a 15-year sentence for each count, but ordered them to be served concurrently.

Cox says the investigation was completed by the Livingston County Sheriffs Office, NITRO Task Force, and members of the Chillicothe Police Department.